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The steamer Mariposa, which carried
the American commissioners io Hawaii
I:ad her upper decks stacked with boxes
of onions. Senators 'Morgan uml Ctillom
and Representative Hitt stoutly objected
on the ground of impropriety, but their
objections appear to have been overruled.
It will no doubt lie found by the time
of Its arrival at Honolulu that the com
mission is a pretty strong one.
There is talk of a court martial of MaJ.
6. L. Woodward of the Ninth United
States Cavalry because he criticised Gen.
Alger's selection of Montauk Point as a
camp site. If that is a ground for court
martial, and civilians were amenable too,
to such courts, about everybody who has
paid any attention to the matter would
have to lie hauled tip for trial. If there has
been any commendation of the camp at
Montauk from any quarter it has escaped
notice.
Gen. Joe Wheeler comes forward as a
warm delender of Gen. Shafter's conduct
of the Santiago campaign. He was carry
ing on two lights, one at San Juan and
one at El caney, at the same time, Gen.
Wheeler says, and the statement that he
w is not op the bring line at any 1 time is
unjust and without foundation. The peo
pc who hate faith in the army are- glad
to hear this statement from such a source.
Gui. Bliafter at least conducted a success
ful campaign, and he should be given all
Llhe credit ho w entitled to.
The Pli 11 i ppines n Political issue.
The only open question of great imjiort
anee In the preliminary treaty of |>eaee
between this vountry and Spain Is that
relating to the Philippines. Nobody can
predict with any degree of certainty what
is going to be the result of the delibera
tions of the peace commissioners respect
ing the future of these islands.
The protocol makes it clear that Spain
is to lose all of her possessions In the West
Indies, but leaves everything in doubt so
far an the Philippines are concerned. The
United States are to occupy and hold the
city, bay and harbor of Manila until ihe
peace commission shall decide what shall
be done with these islands.
An extraordinary effort is being made to
create a public sentiment irf favor of in
sisting U]K>n the permanent possession of
them. Back of this effort are leading men
in public and private life. Many of our
merchants look for a tremendous expan
sion of our trade with the Far East, and
say that for the purposes of that trade
we must have possession of the Philip
pines. Church (H-ople think they see the
hand of Providence in Admiral Dewey's
victory. Mr. Depew voiced their thought
In respect to the matter the other day,
when he snid: “It seems that God came
to the conclusion that the horrible tyranny
that was clouding the fairest portions ol
the earth for three hundred years must
cease. He has decreed it as clearly as if
written in letters of fire strung In the
clouds that we must teach our civilization
to those who are falling under our pro
tectorate. as we would teach children.'*
Col. Ingersoß, in discussing the future
control of the islands spoke the sentiments
of those who believe In territorial expan
sion in the widest sense, and who talk
of an imperial policy as something that
is particularly needed for the prosperity
arid happiness of the American people.
He said: ’’Manila bay we have made too
valuable for any one else to bold. It is
ours. The ir.ferior races most go: the
law of the survival of the fittest rules.”
But against this proposed abandonment
of the -policy adopted by the founders cf
the republic, conservative people—the peo
ple who take the common sense view of
the situation —protest. They believe that
In the settlement with Spain our commer
cial interests In the Philippines will be so
well protected that we would have noth
ing to gain by possessing Ihe islands. They
cannot see that this country in called upon
to waste the lives of its best young men
and tax its people in the effort to give its
civilization to the barbarians of those
far away islands. They have grave
doubts as to whether the people of the
Philippine? could be made to appreciate
our laws and Institutions. If they could
not we shouldn’t be doing them a service
by trying to teach them our civilization.
Tt is not improbable that good men had
some such Idea in respect to the races
which Inhabited this fair land tn the early
colonial days. The races were not civiliz
ed. They disappeared. The fittest surviv
ed. be the result in the Phil
ippines probably if we should undertake
to teach our civilization to the Philippines.
The President of course ha? it In his
power to influence greatly the determina
tion of the question as to whether or not
we shall possess the Philippines. He can
appoint commissioners who will insist
upon the possession of them, or who will
be satisfied with certain very much de
sired concessions in them.
But if the treaty should not give us pos
session of them what action would the
Senate take In respect to it? Those who
favor possession of the Philippines are
working to Influence the Senate. They
nre sure that the President will appoint
commissioners who w ill be against posses
sion of the islands.
The Senate is certain to be divided in
regard to the matter, and a division in
that body may have the effect of making
possession of the Philippines a great po
litical issue.
The Senate Will Take a Hand,
The Sampson and Schley controversy is
not ended yet by any means. Sampson out
ranks Schley now a little, but it is not cer
tain that he will when the Senate has
had its say about the nominations. It is
not Improbable that a majority may feel as
the great majority of the people do about
the matter.
Sampson has the little clique of naval of
ficers in Washington, that seems to have
the power to say who shall be promoted
and who shall not, behind him, but it
doesn't follow that the Senate will regard
Sampson’s services in the war with Spain
as of more value to the country than those
of Schley.
The newspapers, are, as a rule, on the
Schley side of the controversy, and their
influence Is likely lo be fe)t in the Sen
ate.
It Is a gratifying fact that ' Schley,
throughout the controversy, has said no
word to which Sampson's friends can
lake the least exception. His only utter
ance in connection with the matter was one
that Increased the respect which the public
has for hint. No one of course desires to
detract from the glory of the part which
Sampson played in the war, but there is
a deep feeling that an Injustice was done
Schley in putting Sampson ahead of him.
and the people want the Injustice correct
ed.
Should Look Oat lor the Volunteers,
In view of the conclusion of peace be
tween Spain uml the United States there
appears to be a growing uneasiness on the
part of many qf the officers and men of
the volunteer militia, due no doubt to the
wearying effects of camp life without the
prospect of active field service. It may
be said that all of the volunteers enlisted'
with the hope and expectation of getting
into the fight, for it looked as If there
would be considerable fighting to be done,
and all had a desire to get their share of
it. Those who were called upon for active
service responded promptly, went to the
front and fought hard. Those who were
not called upon, in many instances, ex
pressed their sorrow and dissatisfaction
at being left behind.
The volunteers did not go into the serv
ice to lead a monotonous camp life. They
did not respond merely for the purpose of
forming a part of a standing army gotten
up to overawe somebody; there was a
fight in view and they were ready and
eager and anxious to get into It. The
lawyer, the laborer, the doctor, the school
teacher, the banker and the grocer are
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1893.
found there side by side, often at great
personal sacrifice, while their various oc
cupations and trades are languishing and
their former oustomers are going else
where. Since peace has been decided upon,
if these men are sti.l kept in camp, and
still with no prospect of active duty, the
wearing monotony and the thought of
what they might be doing at home can
only breed further discontent and dissat
isfaction. Since it has been determined
that there will be no more fighting, it is
the desire of many of thf ,e men to re
j suine their occupations; and If’the author
ities at Washington should jirisiat in a
determination to keep them still in ranks,
the government may find itself at war, in
one sense, with its own forces. This of
course does not apply to the commissioned
officers, who are privileged to resign when
they see fit, but in the rank and file there
is many a man who left a salary of SIOO a
month or more to go, as he hoped, to
fight for his country.
The government must nevertheless have
an army, and a larger army than it has
had heretofore for the occupation of the
nt a t&rltorj whi hi: will have control,
but there will be no necessity for an army
of 270,000 men for this purjiose. There was
never a bettor opportunity for recruiting
the regular army and filling its ranks
to any required limit than there will V
when peace reiitions with Spain he
finally been established. While there nre
many men in the volunteer forces who will
soon ask for tlieir release from a mere
camp life, there are many other good men
among them who will be glad to continue
in the service of the United States army.
Congress will, in ail probability, be called
together within a couple of months for the
purpose of considering the terms of a
treaty of peace. It should at
that session make some provision for the
release of these volunteers, whose duly
to their country having been performed,
are notv desirous of returning to the du
ties they owe themselves and their fami
lies. That provision might be followed
with a bill providing for such an army as
the government will need for the proper
care of its new dependencies, with enlist
ments for two, three or four years as the
necessities of the occasion may demanci.
The services before such an army, that
of occupying dependent territory, are such
as the volunteers as they are now con
stituted would not perhaps altogether rel
ish; but with a regular army in numbers
sufficient for the work In hand, better dis
cipline would no doubt be maintained ana
better results accomplished.
Is the Experiment a Failure T
The experience with negro soldiers In the
tvar that has just closed leads many care
ful observers to doubt whether it is ad
visable to have them in the army, either
as regulars or volunteers. There Is r.o
doubt that they fought bravely at Santi
ago, and that they will fight any and
everywhere when properly led, but there
are many difficulties in the way of making
soldiers of negroes, particularly if they
are to have negro officers. Those in the
regular army have white officers, and
there has not been so very much trouble
Ovith them, but even they have been hard
to control while In camp. Only u day or
two ago the lawless conduct of the negro
troops at Tampa attracted the attention
of the whole country. In fact, the negro
troops have shown a lawless spirit where
ever they have been tn ramp near towns.
They have no respect for the civil author
ities. In several places they have attempt
ed to rescue not only members of their
own command, but also negroes not con
nected with the army, who had been ar
rested for offenses of one kind and an
other.
It is probable that they would make
satisfactory soVii< rs if they could be kept
away from the towns, and were officered
by white men. The negroes, however, ob
ject to having negro volunteers officered
by white men, and, owing to political
reasons probably, the volunteer negro
regiments and companies have been al
lowed to choose officers of their own col
or. Negro officers are not well received In
the army. Neither the white officers nor
white privates will salute them. Of course
that makes bad feeling in the army be
tween the two races.
We suggested some time ago that the
negro troops should be sent to Cuba to
do garrison duty. There Is no doubt that
they can stand the Cuban climate much
better than white troops. It is reported
that only a few of the negro troops with
Gen. Shafter's army have suffered from
fever. That is good evidence that they
can stand the Cuban climate.
One regiment of negro volunteers has
been sent to Santiago. The negro regulars
that are there ought to be kept there.
There are other negro volunteer regi
ments, and the war department would
have acted wisely if it had sent them there
instead of the so-called immune regiments.
Unless the white troops exercise the great
est care they will have about the same
experience with the fever as those with
which Gen. Shatter are having.
It cannot be said, of course, that the
Plan of having negroes as soldiers In the
army is a failure, but it seems from the
experience with them In the war with
Spain, that it is not a success. Under
white officers and away from the towns
the negroes, from all accounts, make good
soldiers, but near towns they are lawless
to a degree, and with negro officers they
would be a source of trouble in the army
and out of it.
Modern biirgery In the Army.
Whatever may be said of the lack of
proper care and attention on the pflrt of
the medical department of the army, the
shortage of supplies at times, and the
manner In which sick and wounded sol
diers were transported from Santiago to
the North in Improperly equipped hospit
al ships, tt is most creditable that those
of the physicians who were in the fi< id
and upon whom the duty of immediate
care for the sick and wounded devolved,
though hampered by an Inefficient de
partment, did their work faithfully and
well. The triumphs of American surgery
have been such as In former wars were
considered impossible, sometimes almost
inconceivable. It is said to be a pecu
liarity of the majority of the wounded
that til- y were shot between the knee nnd
the pit of tile stomach. There have been
fractures of the thigh and hip Joint, and
numerous wounds from Mauser bullets
"blob, during the late civil war, would
have been regarded as mortal, and the
cases practically given up. Yet in al
most all of these cases the hopes are
good for recovery, there being but few
exceptions in cases of wounds which are
regarded as almost* surely mortal to-day,
but with which the wounded show a re
markable tenacity upon life. For instance,
there is one man from Santiago in a New
Y °rk hospital with a hole through both
lungs made by a .Mauser bullet. The sur
geons at Santiago thought he would die al
most before he could be taken to the camp
hospital, and yet with skillful treatment
he has been carried to New York, where,
under continued treatment, his wound is
healing and his recovery is regarded as
almost certain.
The possibilities of surgery seem even
greater after results so wonderful have
been attained. There is many n ease
resulting from the fighting around San
tiago which will furnish data for the stu
dent of this science. Forms and books
are, to a certain extent, laid aside, and
the surgeon of to-day treats each case
according to the circumstances presented.
It, is true that these results are due in
a large measure to the aseptic treatment,
which reduces to a minimum the danger
of biood poisoning, and sets the proper
forces of nature in motion, unhampered.
Still, the credit for great results is due
to the trained minds and skillful hands
which have acquired a knowledge of the
Instruments and know how to
use them. Bhyslclans said when
the first report of the bat
tle of Santiago came, that the mor
tality should not be over 12 or 15 per
cent, of those wounded on the field, ow
ing to the excellent methods of treatment
now in use. The results have practically
borne out their prediction, and the prob
abilities are that in future wars, with
still further Improved methods of treat
ment, even that percentage will be re
duced.
Though restless under the prospect of a
camp life, there are few volunteers now
under arms in the different camps who
will npt see Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phil
ippines, before they are mustered out of
service. While terms of peace have been
arranged between Spain and the United
States, and an armistice declared, the
necessity for quite a large army still ex
ists, and will exist for a year or more.
Though many volunteers may want to
leave the army soon, a considerable force
will be required to straighten out affairs
in Cuba, and possibly also in the Philip
pines, while a little army will be needed
in Porto Rico. It is not likely, however,
that troops will be sent to Cuba or Porto
Rico In any large numbers until after the
rainy season is over, which will be in
about six weeks.
A sarcastic and somewhat flippant re
buke of Capt. Robley D. Evans, because
of his alleged swearing habit, from the
pen of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, who
Is not unknown in Savannah, has called
forth some little critici.-m of the reverend
gentleman's manner of dealing with the
question. While no apology is made for
profane swearing, and no criticism for the
minister who rebukes it. It is considered
that he somewhat overstepped the bounds
of true dignity in treating such matters
in a light vein. But to Savannahians who
knew Rev. Mr, Bacon as pastor of the
Independent Presbyterian Church, his ac
tion will not, perhaps, be so surprising.
Having just passed her 101st year with
sound mind and healthy body, Mrs. Phoe
be Crabbe of Norwalk, Conn., i® talking
seriously of learning to ride a bicycle.
She comes of a long-lived family, the
Weeds of Connecticut, being one of seven
children, all, except one of whom, lived
to be 90 years old. Mrs. Crabbe gives a
receipt for longevity somewhat similar to
that of Russell Sage, namely abstinence
from strong drink, tobacco and snuff, eat
ing sparingly and plenty of exercise and
fresh air.
It is a cause for congratulation that
terms of peace were arranged just In time
for the vessels of the navy to get ,out of
the way of the August storms, some of
which are no doubt now getting about
ready to rip up the Cuban coast and any
thing that lies in their way in that sec
tion. Had the warships been compelled to
remain there considerable damage would
undoubtedly have resulted.
It Is said that Joseph Leiter”s losses on
his wheat deal have so far figured up
more than $10,000,000. The proposition of
the Kansas farmers to give him 1 cent a
bushel on the new crop does not appear
to have met with much favor. It would
take about 3 cents a bushel on the new
crop to make up his gigantic losses.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Xo Room for Polities.
From the New York Herald (Ind.).
There Is no room In effective naval ad
ministration for politics. It is quite pos
sible Schley is not one of the “Coburgs”
of the navy, but he is a sailor. What he
has had to do in the war has been well
done, and he certainly deserves to have
kept his grading ahead of Sampson.
Tlic Armies of flie South.
From the Augusta Chronicle (Dem.).
The fact is, there never was such ar
mies as the South put into the field, and
tve doubt if, in all that constitutes heroic
soldiers, the world will ever see the like
again. And now we see Southern soldiers
of a later day eager to take the places
deserteii by Shafter's army, in the face
of pestilence.
Never lit Bttfer Trim.
From the Athens (Ga.) Banner (Dem.).
The party will present a united front
to the enem£. Among those who will
take the stump will be Gov. Atkinson, Col.
Berner and Judge Atkinson, the three
leaders of the minority in the last guber
natorial primary. The Democracy of
Georgia was never in better fighting con
dition. and proposes to make a sweep in
the October elections.
Should Be No rtllTerence.
From the Sparta (Ga.) Ishmaellte (Dem.).
The stale election will come on in less
than two months. It isn't going to be
|s>ssihie lo excite much interest in it. The
Populists ate handicapped by the certain
ty of an overwhelming defeat. For the
reason that their success is sure, many
Democrats are seemingly indifferent. It
ought not so to be
Two Good Ca tup Stories.
A mule ridden by an army teamster
galloped up to the general hospital on
Wednesday afternoon, says the Philadel
phia Press. The bronztd, rugged rider
leaped from the saddle, tied his mule to a
tree, and ran Into the hospital office.
“I want to be treated,” he said, con
fronting one of the surgeons.
“What for, my man?”
“Vou see, 1 am a teamster," was the
reply, “an' me an' me yard had two bot
tles, one tilled with alcohol and the other
with carbolic acid, which we used on the
mules’ shoulders when they get sore.”
The man hesitated, grinned and began
scratching his head.
“Well,” said the surgeon.
"Don't you see, me an' me pard split
the bottle of alcohol, only we got the
carbolic acid. 1 feel kind o’ queer here.”
He laid his hand on the buckle of his
belt. "Me pard, said he wouldn’t bother
bein’ treated. He said—”
The surgeon cut short the rest of the
•story by seizing the man by the arm and
dragging him into one of the wards.
There they pumped him out.
A half hour later he Insisted on leav
ing the hospital and returning to his
camp. He was all right. He had work
to do. Besides, he wanted to see how
his pard was. So he mounted his mule
and galloped away.
A half hour later he was back again,
having ridden up to the hospital hel
ter-skelter, turned his mule loose, and
rushed into the office.
”1 wan some more of that treatment,”
he cried.
"Why, what's wrong?" asked the sur
geon.
"My pard ts deadcr’n a doornail,” was
the hoarse reply.
“How’s it come to kill him while
you minded it so little?” asked the sur
geon.
"Bill never had no constitution,” was
the reply.
They tell a story in the Rough Riders’
camp of a recruit from the West and a
certain Capt. H—, who was officer of the
day. The captain, while making the rounds
of the camp, chanced to see the recruit.
"What are you doing?” he asked
brusquely.
"Stable guard, sir," said the recruit.
“What are your orders?”
"I'm to watch these horses; see they
don’t get loose or tangled up, and to
keep them In order generally.”
"Anything else?”
"Not that 1 know of, sir.”
“Think now; have you no other or
ders?"
Silence for a moment. Then the re
cruit cried:
"Oh! Yes. The boys told me to keep an
eye peeled for a son-of-a-nlneteen they
called the officer of the day.”
Capt. H— turned and walked away.
Millionaire In a. Moment*
It falls to the lot of but few men to make
the discovery that they are standing on a
mine of gems of fabulous value, says Lon
don Tit-Bits. This good fortune has re
cently befallen Mr. T. C. Bassett, a min
ing expert, whose keen eye and a stroke
of luck converted him in a moment from
a poor man to be master of millions. Mr.
Bassett, who is attached as expert to a
mining corporation in South America, was
on a short visit to relatives in California,
when It occurred to him that he might
utilize some of his time prospecting for
gold.
His wanderings took In the direction of
the famous Death Valley, where one day
he mounted a small cone-shaped hill in
order to get a better view of the sur
rounding country. He was about to de
scend the hill, to continue his tramp, when
a patch of blue at his feet arrested his at
tention. Bassett’s trained eye recognized
In the blue patch the “blue float” which Is
a sure indication of the presence of tur
quoises in the soil. He lost no time in
locating a claim, and was soon hard at
work with pick and shovel. His most
sanguine expectations were more than
realized, for at the depth of six feet he
found the "boxite vein,” which was thick
ly studded with beautiful stones. The
deeper he dug the more magnificent were
the gems, and within a fortnight he was
able to return to San Fancisco with no less
than seventy pounds of the most brilliant
and flawless turquoises that have ever
been discovered.
Wales as a Mimic.
They tell a rather good story about H.
R. H., the Prince of Wales. A couple of
weeks ago he was taking a walk In St.
James’ Park before breakfast, when he
found a well-dressed but crazy looking
old woman, says the -Baltimore American.
Having seen this woman before, and prob
ably guessing what her object was, the
Prince resolved to take no notice of her,
but continued his walk until obliged to
turn homewards. The woman immedi
ately stood before him and curtsied. The
Prince raised his hat and tried to pass
on.
"I have a grievance, your royal high
ness,” began the stranger, producing from
her handbag a roll of closely-written
parchment.
"Ach, madame, these Is not ze first time
I have been taken for ze Prince of Wales!”
was the reply in a gruff voice with a
strong German accent.
After flashing a glance of the deepest
scorn upon him the old lady put away her
precious documents, remarking: “I have
the honor to have known all the mem
bers of the royal family, and, if my eye
sight were not becoming bad nowadays
I should not have made such an aston
ishing error as to take you for the Prince.”
The Prince of Wales again took off his
hat, smiled, and proceeded on his way.
Sudden Death.
Some time ago a troopship was return
ing from abroad, and among the passen
gers was an old lady who had a favorite
parrot, which she placed under the special
care of one of the sailors, says Tit-Bits.
On going to attend Polly one morning
he was surprised to find the poor bird
dead, and knew how very much upset the
old lady would be to hear of the death
of her favorite, and not feeling quite equal
to Imparting the sad Intelligence himself
he employed a brother tnr, who was fam
ous for the gentleness in matters of that
nature. Going up to the old lady with a
very sad face and touching his cap, he
said:
“1 don't think that ’ere parrot of yours
will live long, marm."
“Oh, dear!” said the poor old lady.
"Why?”
" ’Cose he’s dead,” was the comforting
reply.
Not the Real Thing.
"Say, Weary,” said Tired Tompkins,
according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
"did you see that story about a tramp
droppln’ dead in a Pennsylvania field
while haying?”
"Yes,” replied Weary, "I saw It.”
"An* how do you account for it?”
Weary spat out the slender straw he
was munching and replaced it with an
other.
“The fellow wasn't a tramp," he an
swered. "Certainly not a real, simon
pure, toil-proof tramp. He may have been
a probationary tramp, but he never got
the high degrees. No blooded tramp
would ever go into a hay field on a July
day. You know that.”
"Then what was he?”
Weary smiled.
"I guess I know what he thought he
was.”
“Yes.”
“An Immune.”
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—The Gauchos, or dwellers in the exten
sive plains of Buenos Ayres, are marvel
ously dexterous with both hands and feet,
says the Boston Transcript. Many of them
have acquired through long practice such
skill in using their toes as If they were
fingers that they can fling the lasso and
even pick pockets with them. Some time
ago a Frenchman, who was fishing in one
of the rivers of Buenos Ayres, was warned
to be on his guard against the light-finger
ed natives. Il£ forthwith kept a vigilant
watch upon his companions, but, never
the.ess, one day when his attention was
c.osely riveted on his float a wily Gaucho
drew near and, delicately inserting his
foot, extracted the Frenchman’s hooks
and other valuables from his pocket.
—The Chinese servants ordinarily used
for fetching and carrying were impressed
Into service, and showed courage and
skill, says the Atlantic Monthly. They
showed as much nerve as the Americans.
They aided at the whips, and in lifting
and carrying the ammunition. Their
faces were as impassive as when serving
dinner in Hong Kong harbor. They chat
tered to each other in their own language,
and laughed in their Celestial way when
a shot, striking the foremast, shook the
ship, caused the paint to scale off the
mast a foot from us, and the angle lines
which strengthen It inside to rattle loud
ly. “Velly good,” said one, and mechani
cally resumed his task. They, too, were
curious; and when some man would sing
out from the ports that we had struck a
Spanish ship they were as happy as we.
—Prof. Ramsay and Morris Travers keep
on finding new constituents in the air, in
the course of their researches into the
nature of argon at University College,
London, says the Springfield Republican.
A few days ago we noted the discovery
of thd new gases, krypton and neon; t.i.s
occurred in liquefying argon, and In a
recent experiment another and solid mater
ial was frozen out of the argon, which
proved to have a complex spectrum, very
different from, argon, and they named it
metargon. This, soys Prof. Ramsay, has
the same position in regard to argon that
nickel has to cobalt, having the same ato
mic weight, yet different properties. Neon
seems to be the find they most prize, as
they believe It to be the gas with a density
between argon and helium which Prof.
Ramsay had hunted after in vain, as he
said at the Toronto meeting of the British
association. What all this signifies is not
clear to the public, of course, and pernaps
not to the scientists, hut they are looking
for facts; some time or other what the
fact ttnan will lie ajipare.it.
—The Brooks Locomotive Works, at
Dunkirk, N. Y., celebrated the completion
of the 3,000 th locomotive built by it last
month. The 3,000 th locomotive was worth
attention in itself, aside from its number,
says the Buffalo Express. It was a giant
among locomotives. Last December the
"largest locomotive In the world" was
turned out at the Brooks works for the
Great Northern Railroad, and this 3,000 th
engine is a mate to that. Hence, if the
claim be true, it has no superior in size
In the world. It is of the tweive-wheeled
mastodon type, with cylinders 21 by 34
inches, drivers 55 inches, boiler 78 inches
in diameter. Its total weight is 212,750
pounds, nnd the total weight of engine
and tender 308,750 pounds. It is for heavy
freight service on the Montana division
of the Great Northern Railroad, and will
weigh in running condition, over 100 tons.
The length of the engine, over all, is 41
feet 4 inches, and the distance from the
rail to the top of the smokestack is 1914
feet, or 2V4 times the hight of a tall man.
—ln certain provinces of Annam the
plains literally sjvarm with geese and
ducks, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
This richness has given to several enter
prising colonists the idea of profiting in
dustrially from the enormous quantities
of eggs produced by these creatures and
which the local consumption is impossible
to absorb. There are factories in several
places which receive the eggs and extract
from them the albumen, which finds so
many uses In the industry and feeding of
Europe. The yellows, submitted to an an
tiseptic process, are received apart and
sent to France, where they are employed
In the white leather trade. This industry
has had a rapid extension. At the be
ginning In one factory at Nghe-an, one
scarcely received 2,000 to 3,000 duck eggs
a day. Now at least 80,000 are received on
the days of the great sale; that is to say,
every five days, and 10,000 each interven
ing day, which makes a supply of 21.000
eggs a day. The price, which at first
was but 1 franc per hundred, has been
raised to 1 franc 25. That is yet but 15
centimes the dozen. Omelettes ought not
to be dear in Annam!
—“The life of a Panama hat, that is, if
It ia a good one to start with,” explained
a hat dealer, “compares somewhat with
the life of the owner of it, says the Wash
ington Star. One can run through either
in a hurry or hang on for a long time If
it is desired. If carefully kept, a Panama
hat should last all the way from ten to
forty years. I know a gentleman who re
sides in East Washington who has owned
nnd steadily worn during the summer
months a Panama hat for nearly forty
years. It has been bleached every couple
of years since and retrimmed and relined,
and it is to-day to all Intents and pur
poses as good as when I first saw it thirty
years ago. I know of another Panama
hat now worn by a physician in this city,
which has had almost as long a life. Long
before he got it his father wore it. I
know dozens of them which have been in
use from ten to twenty years. The lining
wears out, but the body of the hat keeps
good. Of course, care has to be used to
keep them such a long time, but the
Panama itself is almost indestructible.
The original cost of the hats that I re
fer to was not exorbitant, none of them
costing over $14.”
—The Malay race Is probably the most
skillful in fishing, and the Philippine Isl
anders are not behind the other branch
es, says the Chicago Inter-Ocean. An il
lustration shows one of their favorite
ways of catching fishes which run along
the bottom of rivers, bays and arms of
the sea. It consists of a long raft, rang
ing from twenty to sixty feet in length,
and from eight to twenty feet in width.
At the rear part or stern there Is a plat
form, and on it a little house. In which
the fishermen doze during the heat of the
day and sleep at night. In the middle is
a small furnace in which they do their
cooking, and a jar in which they put fine
fishes, and a tank through which the
water moves where they store their catch
es. In the bow Is a cumbrous but In
genious drop net mechanism. It qpnsists
of two long and strong poles fastened
to the raft on axles and by a rope at the
upper end of the two, which here touch
each other, running down to a windlass
in the stern sheets. To the top of this
jurymast are fastened two enormous bam
boos, crossed In the middle and bent so
ns to form semi-circles. The four ends
of the bamboos are connected by a great
bag net ranging from twelve feet to forty
feet square. When used the fishermen
throw a lot of bait into the big net, and
lower the arrangement by loosening the
windlass and permitting the rope to un
wind. The masts rotate forward upon
their axles, and the net sinks until It lies
upon the bottom of the water. The fish,
aurar.ted by the bait, are soon crowding
aronud the center of the net. The wind
lass is slowly turned, which raises the
bamboos, then the rope connecting the
ends, and last of all Ihe center of the net.
By the time the fish are alarmed the
ropes have passed the water's edge and
escape is impossible. With this ingenious
mechanism a fishing smack will often
k taka I,OUO pounds of fi&la in a single cast.
! iCZBOI 2 YEARS
Suffered Untold Agonies. Limbs
Swollen So Could Not
Get About.
Ablest Physicians Signally Failed.
Was Absolutely Disheartened.
Had Lost All Hope.
Gave Cuticura A. Trial, Which
Resulted in Absolute and
Perfect Cure.
For ten years I suffered untold agonies from
that dread disease Eczema, my lower limb*
most of the time being so swollen and broken
out that 1 could hardly go about. I had to wear
slippers sothat I could move about at all. M v
brother, a physician of thirty years’ practice
and extensive experience, had tried in vain
to effect a cure and signally failed. I tried
other physicians of spleudid ability with like
results, and had reached that point where 1
became absolutely disheartened, and in fact
had lost all hope, when a friend induced ms
to give Cuticura Remedies a trial. 1 used
two cakes of Cuticcra Soap and two boxn
of Cuticura (ointment), and it resulted in
an absolute and permanent cure. I am now
perfectly cured, sound as a dollar, and to Cu
ticcra Remedies I attribute my almost mir
aculous cure. I refer all interested to the
Postmaster of this place, any of the ministers,
the prominent business men, and all of the
citizens of our vicinity indiscriminately, and
especially to my friend, John A. B. Shippey,
attorney at law, who persuaded me to give
Cuticura Remedies a trial.
DAVIL) M. SAPP, Plymouth, 111.
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